Wednesday, November 25, 2009

How to get started as a forex trader?

The Basics
Get Started
how to get started as a forex trader

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1)The 5 Basics of Making a Forex Trade
What you need to know before placing your first Forex trade.
1. Reading a Forex Quote
2. What is a Pip?
3. Leverage and Margin
4. Rollover
5. Forex Market Hours

2) The 5 Basics of Fundamental Analysis
What you need to know to place a trade using economic news.
1. Trade Flows and Capital Flows
2. Interest Rates
3. Inflation and CPI
4. Geo-Political Events
5. Non-Farm Payrolls

3) The 5 Basics of Technical Analysis
What you need to know to place a trade using charts.
1. Basics of Technical Analysis
2. Determining the Trend
3. Multiple Time Frame Analysis
4. Support and Resistance
5. Stops and Limits

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Enjoy your learning journey :)

Monday, November 23, 2009

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Nov 22 - Nov 28 Filter
Date Time & Date Options14:10 Currency Impact Detail Actual Forecast Previous Chart
Sun
Nov 22


Mon
Nov 23
5:45 NZD
Visitor Arrivals m/m
-0.7%

3.8%
All Day JPY
Bank Holiday




8:30 AUD
New Motor Vehicle Sales m/m
3.7%

3.1%
Up Next 16:00 EUR
French Flash Manufacturing PMI

55.5
55.6
Up Next 16:00 EUR
French Flash Services PMI

57.7
57.7
16:30 EUR
German Flash Manufacturing PMI

51.7
51.0
16:30 EUR
German Flash Services PMI

51.2
50.7
17:00 EUR
Flash Manufacturing PMI

51.3
50.7
17:00 EUR
Flash Services PMI

52.7
52.6
21:00 EUR
ECB President Trichet Speaks




21:30 CAD
Core Retail Sales m/m

0.4%
0.5%
21:30 CAD
Retail Sales m/m

0.6%
0.8%
23:00 USD
Existing Home Sales

5.71M
5.57M
Tue
Nov 24
7:00 AUD
CB Leading Index m/m


1.8%
13:00 JPY
BOJ Monthly Report




15:00 CHF
UBS Consumption Indicator


0.63
15:00 EUR
German Final GDP q/q

0.7%
0.7%
15:50 EUR
French Consumer Spending m/m

0.5%
2.3%
16:15 CHF
Employment Level

3.96M
3.95M
17:00 EUR
German Ifo Business Climate

92.6
91.9
17:30 GBP
BBA Mortgage Approvals

43.7K
42.1K
17:30 GBP
Prelim Business Investment q/q

-3.5%
-10.2%
17:45 GBP
Inflation Report Hearings




18:00 EUR
Industrial New Orders m/m

0.7%
2.0%
21:30 USD
Prelim GDP q/q

3.0%
3.5%
21:30 USD
Prelim GDP Price Index q/q

0.8%
0.8%
22:00 EUR
Belgium NBB Business Climate

-11.3
-14.2
22:00 USD
S&P/CS Composite-20 HPI y/y

-9.1%
-11.3%
23:00 USD
CB Consumer Confidence

47.6
47.7
23:00 USD
HPI m/m

0.2%
-0.3%
23:00 USD
Richmond Manufacturing Index

10
7
23:35 GBP
BOE Gov King Speaks




Wed
Nov 25
1:30 CHF
SNB Chairman Roth Speaks




3:00 USD
FOMC Meeting Minutes




6:20 AUD
RBA Deputy Gov Battellino Speaks




7:50 JPY
Trade Balance

0.31T
0.06T
7:50 JPY
CSPI y/y

-2.5%
-3.2%
8:30 AUD
Construction Work Done q/q

0.1%
-0.1%
15:00 EUR
GfK German Consumer Climate

4.3
4.0
25th-30th GBP
Nationwide HPI m/m

0.4%
0.4%
17:00 EUR
Italian Retail Sales m/m

-0.1%
-0.1%
17:30 GBP
Revised GDP q/q

-0.3%
-0.4%
17:30 GBP
Index of Services 3m/3m

0.0%
-0.1%
21:30 CAD
Corporate Profits q/q


-6.4%
21:30 USD
Core Durable Goods Orders m/m

0.8%
1.2%
21:30 USD
Unemployment Claims

500K
505K
21:30 USD
Core PCE Price Index m/m

0.1%
0.1%
21:30 USD
Durable Goods Orders m/m

0.5%
1.4%
21:30 USD
Personal Spending m/m

0.6%
-0.5%
21:30 USD
Personal Income m/m

0.2%
0.0%
22:55 USD
Revised UoM Consumer Sentiment

67.2
66.0
22:55 USD
Revised UoM Inflation Expectations


2.8%
23:00 USD
New Home Sales

408K
402K
23:30 USD
Crude Oil Inventories


-0.9M
Thu
Nov 26
1:00 USD
Natural Gas Storage


20B
7:50 JPY
Monetary Policy Meeting Minutes




8:30 AUD
Private Capital Expenditure q/q

1.1%
3.3%
10:00 NZD
NBNZ Business Confidence


48.2
All Day EUR
German Prelim CPI m/m

0.0%
0.1%
17:00 EUR
M3 Money Supply y/y

0.7%
1.8%
17:00 EUR
Private Loans y/y

-0.4%
-0.3%
18:15 EUR
Buba President Weber Speaks




19:00 GBP
CBI Realized Sales

11
8
All Day USD
Bank Holiday




Fri
Nov 27
1:00 EUR
Buba President Weber Speaks




5:45 NZD
Trade Balance

-469M
-424M
7:30 JPY
Household Spending y/y

0.6%
1.0%
7:30 JPY
Tokyo Core CPI y/y

-2.0%
-2.2%
7:30 JPY
National Core CPI y/y

-2.2%
-2.3%
7:30 JPY
Unemployment Rate

5.4%
5.3%
7:50 JPY
Retail Sales y/y

-1.5%
-1.3%
10:00 NZD
Inflation Expectations q/q


2.3%
15:00 EUR
German Import Prices m/m

0.4%
-0.9%
18:00 EUR
Consumer Confidence

-18
-18
18:30 CHF
KOF Economic Barometer

1.85
1.45
21:30 CAD
Current Account

-10.7B
-11.2B
Sat
Nov 28